Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of online education/ e-learning.

In

this

essay, I would discuss the advantages and disadvantages of online education and why I think we have more to gain than to lose. Online education

provide

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provides

a personal space where we can control how we learn at a convenient pace.

For example

, in conventional classrooms, the student must all move in the same pace in order to meet up with the course outline. Online students have the flexibility to spend less time on a course they already know. E-learning platform make it easier to collaborate with a wider audience compared to a conventional learning model.

For instance

,

Udacity

fearless daring

audacity

have

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has

over 2,000 active students enrolled in each course every year, these students are from diverse

ethinic

denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people

ethnic

background and bring a wealth of knowledge to other students through a forum which almost every platform provides.

However

, e-education have shortcomings in

physical social

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physical, social

interaction which is

neccessary

absolutely essential

necessary

in developing our social skills for us to function as a society. An example is from a reported study from

MIT where

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MIT, where

researchers found that students who spend more time on their computer tend to be isolated from their social

enviroment

the totality of surrounding conditions

environment

.

Furthermore

, effective remote learning relies heavily on several resources that may not be guaranteed in some certain region across the world. A good example is reliable internet access and

eletricity

a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons

electricity

. Developing countries barely have electricity to mention reliable internet access. In conclusion, e-learning would solve a lot of the problems that we currently face in conventional education settings,

overtime

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over time

we would have to reform the existing platform to be more effective and

also

hope that developing countries meet up with their energy requirement and internet connectivity.